Archive for February, 2009

28 February

WITNESS: Hitting the wall in Rio’s Sambadrome

Stuart Grudgings has worked as a correspondent and editor for Reuters for 11 years, reporting from Japan, Afghanistan, the Philippines and the United States. He has been based in Rio de Janeiro as Senior Correspondent, Brazil, since last April. In the following story, he describes the experience of parading in the legendary Sambadrome during the annual Carnival celebrations he covered last week.

28 February

Women better at money matters than men: survey

SINGAPORE (Reuters Life!) – When it comes to money, women really are more responsible then men, with an international survey finding that they’re less likely to get into debt and strive harder to become financially independent.

28 February

Frugal cybermoms become the nation's new sweethearts – Financial Times


By Jonathan Birchall in New York After all the anger directed at bonus-seeking bankers and hapless car executives, the average US consumer has a new heroine: the "frugal cybermom", who blogs from home about coupons, free samples and hunting down

28 February

Fans stunned by Rihanna-Chris Brown reconciliation

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Fans of singers Chris Brown and Rihanna expressed dismay on Saturday at reports the couple had reunited just three weeks after Brown was alleged to have assaulted her.

28 February

Saving Money with the Grandkids – Best of Times


So you can say “yes” and save a little money at the same time. On Sundays, Tacomania, 641 E. Kings Hwy., Shreveport, offers a great deal if you have grandkids who are fans of Mexican food. Kids under 12 eat for $2. The phone number is (318) 868-4588.

28 February

Legislators make plans to stretch federal stimulus money – The Oregonian – OregonLive.com


Ted Kulongoski and Democratic leaders who control the Legislature want to save all that money for what is expected to be an even bigger budget crisis over the next two fiscal years. If we're holding onto most of the stimulus money instead of spending

28 February

Chaska, thy name is frugal, in city taxes list – Minneapolis Star Tribune


Chaska had the best rating for low property tax per capita for cities of at least 5000 population, state records show. Minneapolis officials critique fourth highest tax rank. By JIM ADAMS, Star Tribune I am from Carver County just as Chaska is,

28 February

Frugal hubby pens money-saving book – DesMoinesRegister.com

Frugal hubby pens money-saving book
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Now, Hamm's an everyday guy turned frugality expert, writing for MSN Money and being quoted by the New York Times. "My original desire to start it was that I knew other people were going through the same things," he said. He'd write about money-saving

28 February

Grocery chain is latest business to give free food – The Register-Guard


“In a down economy, certainly people are looking for bargains and saving money, so (a giveaway) probably works a little better. But it can also work well in an up economy,” said Lynn Kahle, a marketing professor at the University of Oregon.

28 February

Personal Technology Be frugal but safe with free security for home PC – Seattle Times


There are a few anti-virus programs for Windows 2000, XP and Vista that are free for home, noncommercial use. And thanks to their relative simplicity, they also demand less care and feeding than the big-time security suites.

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